Many of the Process concepts and ideas are best taught in group format, like a class. There is a special group energy which is useful for some of the experiential sessions.

2. Are the group sessions run like an encounter group?

No. Our groups are safe and supportive places. We do not put clients on the “hot seat”. Other clients are not permitted to “assist” with your therapy. Your personal counseling will occur during your private sessions with your teacher, and through your writing assignments.

3. How many teachers/therapists attend the group sessions?

Most of the time there will be three to four teachers/therapists in the room, but not all teachers/therapists attend all group sessions.

About Teachers/Therapists:

1. Can I select my teacher?

If you are currently working with a Process Therapist, it is highly likely that he/she will be your Process Teacher. We work very hard to select the best fit between teachers and clients.

2. What kind of training do the teachers have?

Most of the teachers are licensed by the State of California as Marriage and Family Therapists; Marriage, Family and Child Counselors; or as Licensed Clinical Social Workers. All Process teachers have taken the Process themselves, and have completed training as a Process Teacher. Some of our teachers are also Life Coaches.

About Parents and the Process:

1. Can I see my parents during the Process?

We recommend that you not have contact with your parents during the Process. You will be looking at the parts of your childhood that caused you pain, and may develop some anger during this time. We will help you express and work through your anger in a controlled and safe setting. We do not want you to vent this anger on your parents. They are not now the people they were when you were young, and it is not appropriate to vent to them. This recommendation is really to protect your parents from unnecessary stress. At the end of the Process, we strongly encourage you to make contact with them in a positive way. The Process works to ensure that you are ready to do this.

2. My parents are dead. Is this work appropriate for me?

Yes. We do not work with our parents of today, but with our images of our parents as they raised us. It is not necessary for parents to still be living to gain great personal growth from the Process.

About Location:

1. I live in the Bay Area but I don’t have a car.

We can help you find a carpool among your classmates. And most of our locations are near to public transportation.

2. I don’t live in the Bay Area.

People come from all over the world to take the Process. If you can commute weekly from your location, or if you want to spend the nine weeks in the Bay Area, we can help you find housing as needed. Recent graduates have come from Atlanta, Washington DC, Arcata California, Los Angeles, Alaska, Oregon, and Berlin.